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Women identify more with their government representatives based on ethnicity rather than gender.
Women in investment management face sexist treatment and no accommodation of parenting responsibilities. That's bad news for a sector critical to all Australians’ economic security.
New research shows that conservative voters generally fail to see how being female can impede political success, while left-of-centre voters list gender as the main obstacle to success.
Without affirmative action through gender quotas and targets, we will have another 30 years of glacial progress on gender equity in academia.
The vast majority of managers said they wanted "the best person for the job". They had less idea of just who that might be, or how to ensure appointments on merit and equity targets co-exist.
Like the WNBA, the NBA went through fits and starts in its early years. Yet despite drawing similar crowds in the 1960s, NBA players earned far bigger paychecks than today's WNBA stars receive.
While much is being done to increase the number of women working in science, new research shows it could take many, many years to reach parity with men.
Research suggests that government spending on very young children is a good investment.
Here's the research that explains why President Donald Trump's limits on transgender military service may be struck down in court again.
An ambassador needs to do more than just encourage young girls to enter STEMM, the role must address structural and cultural issues that push women out of the pipeline mid-career.
The share of board seats held by women varies dramatically across the country, from none in Alaska to close to half in New Mexico. A few key policies may make all the difference.
Increasingly insecure pathways to home ownership are not just a problem for property markets. The fallout is likely to hit retirement incomes, the welfare base, gender equity and the broader economy.
A culture of male dominance in rural Australia is a key explainer for the high rate of sexual harassment in rural workplaces.
Engineering has long been a male-dominated profession. Now engineering schools globally are making extraordinary efforts to attract the creative female talent they really need.
Flexible working reduces the likelihood that women cut their hours or leave the labour market after childbirth.
While getting more women to take part in sport is a laudable achievement, it would be better if the campaign also helped free them from the objectification of the dominant male gaze.
Efforts to reduce the gender gap and encourage more women in Australian astronomy have been rewarded this week.
Recent incidents reveal more than just men behaving badly. They show the consequences when corporate cultures are driven by hyper-masculine personalities at the top.
More young women and girls could be encouraged to look to a career in science thanks to the new Superstars in STEM project.
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